Occupational diseases reported in the Czech Republic in 2023

Overview

A total of 7,001 cases of occupation-related diseases in 6,156 persons (4,960 women and 1,196 men) were reported in the Czech Republic in 2023. Of those, 6,937 were occupational diseases and 64 cases were given the status of “endangerment by an occupational disease”. The incidence of occupational diseases was 147.3 cases per 100,000 health-insured employees in the public sector. Most of the occupational diseases occurred in the Olomouc region (1,065 cases, i.e., 15.2%) and Pilsen region (1,059 cases, i.e. 15.1%). Most of the recognized cases occurred in the economic sector Q “Health and Social Care” (CZ-NACE Q86-88 – a total of 6,196 cases, i.e. 88.5%). COVID-19 (6,285 cases, i.e. 89.8%) was the most frequently reported occupational disease. However, about 96.6% of COVID-19 cases reported this year already occurred in 2020 and 2022. The carpal tunnel syndrome predominated among the cases reported as “endangerment by an occupational disease” (55 cases, i.e., 85.9%).

Keywords:

incidence – endangerment by occupational disease – trends in occupational diseases – occupational diseases